
Have you ever noticed how often the letter D pops up in the world of fruits? From the bold and thorny durian to the delicate sweetness of dates, the letter D seems to do a lot of heavy lifting in the fruit kingdom. Some D-fruits are familiar staples on breakfast tables, while others grow in wild rainforests or desert landscapes you might never have imagined.
Exploring fruits by their starting or ending letters isn’t just a quirky curiosity—it’s a fun way to discover new flavors, trace cultural connections, and even spark creative ideas for themed meals, kids’ games, or learning activities. You might stumble upon tropical rarities, regional favorites, or fruits with odd shapes and even odder names.
In this post, we’ll break down the D-fruit world into helpful sections:
- First, fruits that start with the letter D
- Then, fruits that end with the letter D
- And finally, a few surprise entries that contain the letter D somewhere in the middle
Fruits That Start With the Letter D
- Dabai Fruit
- Damson
- Dangleberry
- Darling Plum
- Darwin’s Barberry
- Date
- Date Plum
- Davidson’s Plum
- Dead Man’s Fingers
- Decaisnea
- Dekopon
- Desert Banana
- Desert Fig
- Desert King Fig
- Desert Lime
- Desert Quandong
- Dewberry
- Discovery Apple
- Dodder-Laurel
- Double Coconut
- Dracontomelon
- Dragon Fruit
- Duku Fruit
- Durian
- Dinosaur Egg
- Desert Raisin
- Dangle Mahua
- Duku Langsat
- Dwarf Mulberry
- Desert Guava
- Dogwood Fruit
- Drumstick Fruit
Fruits That End With the Letter D
- Ash Gourd
- Bitter Gourd
- Bottle Gourd
- Cocoplum Seedpod
- Ivy Gourd
- Java Almond
- Manila Tamarind
- Pointed Gourd
- Ridge Gourd
- Scarlet Gourd
- Sea Almond
- Snake Gourd
- Sponge Gourd
- Sugarpod
- Tamarind
- Velvet Gourd
- Wax Gourd
- Wild Tamarind
Fruits With Letter D (Contain Letter D Anywhere In Their Names)
- Almond
- Annona Red Israel Fruit
- Ash Gourd
- Ashwagandha Berry
- Avocado
- Barbadine
- Bitter Gourd
- Blood Lime
- Blood Orange
- Bottle Gourd
- Breadfruit
- Buddha’s Hand
- Cacao Pods
- Cardinal Grape
- Cedar Bay Cherry
- Cempedak
- Cloudberry
- Damson
- Dangleberry
- Dates
- Davidson’s Plum
- Dead Man’s Fingers
- Desert Lime
- Dewberry
- Dodder Laurel
- Double Coconut
- Dovyalis
- Dragon Fruit
- Duku
- Durian
- Ephedra
- Fairchild Tangerine
- Flax Pod
- Florida Cherry
- Giant Granadilla
- Honeydew Melon
- Horned Melon
- Ivy Gourd
- Kakadu Plum
- Karanda / Karonda
- Karkade Fruit
- Lemon Drop Melon
- Leucaena Pod
- Macadamia
- Madrono
- Mandarin
- Manila Tamarind
- Medlar
- Midyim Berry
- Monstera Deliciosa
- Morinda Fruit
- Pagoda Tree Pod
- Partridgeberry
- Putka Pods
- Quandong
- Red Durian
- Sapodilla
- Shaddock
- Shepherdia
- Spine Gourd
- Sudachi
- Tamarind
- Tamarind Plum
- Teasel Gourd
- Tendu / Kendu
- Tinda
- Tundra Haskap
- Velvet Tamarind
- Wild Cucumber
- Wild Strawberry Tree Fruit